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Pony Walls

• Specify an offset, as measured from the
wall’s center line.

These offset options are set in the Wall
Specification dialog. See “Foundation
Panel” on page 398.

You can select the footing in 3D views and
edit its size and shape using the edit handles.
See “Stepped and Raked Walls” on page 379.
Cross section of monolithic slab brick ledge
Foundation wall footings extend past the end
of a foundation wall the same amount that Brick ledges are represented in plan view:
they extend past each side when centered on • In stem wall and grade beam foundations,
the wall. brick ledge lines are on the “Slabs” layer.

To create a footing that extends more than • In monolithic slab foundations, they are
that amount, create a short segment of on the “Walls, Foundation” layer.
foundation wall at that location and specify it
as Invisible. See “In Plan View” on page 362.
The settings that control whether a brick
Brick Ledges ledge is produced and its size are found in the
Wall Type Definition of the wall that is
Brick ledges can be produced in monolithic located above the brick ledge. See “Wall
slab, stem wall, and grade beam foundations. Type Definitions” on page 383.
They do not extend under door openings in
monolithic slab foundations. • The width of the ledge is equal to that of
the Exterior Layers of the wall type.
• The Brick Ledge Depth is a specified
value.
• The Foundation to Exterior of Layer
setting must be the wall type’s exterior
layer.

Pony Walls

A Pony Wall, sometimes called a
split wall, is a wall with two
separate wall types, one above the other.

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